Burner-guard.



A. J. HELMS & W. H. BLEVINS. BURNER GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24. 1916.

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ARTHUR J. HELIVLS AND WADE H. BLEVINS, GE PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOBS TO WILLIAM J. MILNE, 0F SEATTLE, VIASHINGTON.

BUBNERTGUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

Application filed March 24, 1916. Serial No. 86,398.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR J. HnLMs and WADE H. BLEVINS, citizens of the United States, residing in the city of Port land, county of Multnomah, and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burner-Guards, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to burner guards, and more particularly to a device adapted to be set upon a range or gas stove over the burner, and upon which can be set cooking utensils, instead of setting them directly upon the blaze of a gas stove, or upon the lid of the range, the object or" the device being to prevent burning the utensil in case it boils dry, and thereby scorching the matter being cooked.

Among the salient objects of our invention are to provide a device through which air can circulate, and in which there are one or more spaces, and at the same time providing a device through which the heat vfrom the stove, or burner, will suiiiciently heat the utensil to cook the matter therein without waste of heat.

In order that others may understand our invention we have illustrated one practical embodiment thereof in the accompanying sheet of drawings, which we will now describe.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line 22 01' Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of an inner plate.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the device here shown for purposes of illustration, comprises a pan-like body 1, having a raised bottom 2, providing an annular supporting flange 3, upon which the body sets, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2. Struck inwardly out of the side of said pan, are two tongue-like members 4-4, these members being adapted to form a support for an inner plate 5, shown in Fig. 5, said plate having two holes therethrough, designated 6, and being provided at opposite sides with two lugs 7-7, adapted to be inserted through apertures 8, in the side of the pan member 1. The lugs 77, on the intermediate plate 5, hold said plate in place, and at the same time make it easily removable, if desired, said plate being made of flexible sheet metal. Mounted upon the top of said plate is a top, or cover, member 9, also provided with two holes 1010, and provided at its opposite edges with two flange members 1111, adapted to be turned so as to cover, or partially cover the openings formed by the tongues 4, struck inwardly from the side members, thus closing saidside members at will to prevent air passing thereinto and making the regulation of the air thereto possible. Other flange members of less extent, as 12-12, are formed at opposite sides of said top plate so as to hold the same in place, and there is also formed a projecting tongue, as 13, by means of which said top plate can be turned to open and close the air inlets through the side of the pan member 1. A small lip, as 14, may be struck out of the side of the pan member 1, at the end of one of the openings from which the member 4 has been struck inwardly, said lip or member 14, serving as a stop, and also as a means for holding the pan member 1 from turning while turning the top plate 9 thereon.

Attention is called to the fact that the holes 10, in the top plate 9, may be turned into and out of register with the holes 6-6, in the intermediate plate 5, and they are preferably arranged to be in register when the flange members 11, are moved to a position to close the openings through the side of the member 1.

Thus by regulating the circulation of the air into and through the device, improved results can be had, and burning of utensils and the matter therein avoided.

We are aware that changes in details can be made in our device as here illustrated, without departing from the spirit thereof, and we do not, therefore, limit our invention to the showing here made except as we may be limited by the hereto appended claims.

We claim:

1. A burner guard of the character referred to, comprising a pan-like body having a raised bottom, top and intermediate members with air spaces formed therebetween, and air holes formed in the top and intermediate members and in the side of said pan-like body, whereby to cause circulation of air therethrough, and means forming a part of the top member for closing the fllIhOlBSdIl the SlQlG Of said devlce. V

2. A burner guard of the character re ferred to, comprising a shallow pan-like structure with top, bottom and intermediate members spaced one above the other, SillCl: top and lntermedia-te members being provided with air holes, adapted to be said pan, and said top member being pro vided with flange-like portions adapted to be moved over said; air inlet openings in the side of said structure, substantially as described.

Signed at Portland, Multnomah county Oregon, this 17th day of March, 1916 ARTHUR J. HELMS. WADE H. BLEV INS.

In. presence of- I. M. (GRIFFIN, Z. M; PETERS;

Games of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of-Patents,

Washington, B. 6. 

